_Hump._ Ah gratious Henry these daies are dangerous, And would my death might end these miseries, And staie their moodes for good King Henries sake, But I am made the Prologue to their plaie, And thousands more must follow after me, ·dai075· That dreads not yet their liues destruction. Suffolkes hatefull tongue blabs his harts malice, [dai077] Bewfords firie eyes showes his enuious minde, Buckinghams proud lookes bewraies his cruel thoughts, And dogged Yorke that leuels at the Moone ·dai080· Whose ouerweening arme _I_ haue held backe. All you haue ioynd to betraie me thus: And you my gratious Lady and soueraigne mistresse, Causelesse haue laid complaints vpon my head, I shall not want false witnesses inough, [dai085] That so amongst you, you may haue my life. The Prouerbe no doubt will be well performde, [dai087] A staffe is quickly found to beate a dog. _Suffolke._ Doth he not twit our soueraigne Lady here, As if that she with ignomious wrong, [dai090] Had sobornde or hired some to sweare against his life. [dai091] _Queene._ I but I can giue the loser leaue to speake. [dai092] _Humph._ Far truer spoke then ment, I loose indeed, Beshrow the winners hearts, they plaie me false. [dai094] _Buck._ Hele wrest the sence and keep vs here all day, ·dai095· My Lord of Winchester, see him sent away. _Car._ Who’s within there? Take in Duke Humphrey, And see him garded sure within my house. _Humph._ O! thus King Henry casts away his crouch, Before his legs can beare his bodie vp, ·dai100· And puts his watchfull shepheard from his side, Whilst wolues stand snarring who shall bite him first. Farwell my soueraigne, long maist thou enjoy, Thy fathers happie daies free from annoy. _Exet Humphrey_, with the _Cardinals_ men. _King._ My Lords what to your wisdoms shal seem best, ·dai105· Do and vndo as if our selfe were here. _Queen._ What wil your highnesse leaue the Parlament? _King._ I Margaret. My heart is kild with griefe, [dai108] Where I may sit and sigh in endlesse mone, For who’s a Traitor, Gloster he is none. [dai110] _Exet King, Salsbury_, and _Warwicke_. _Queene._ Then sit we downe againe my Lord Cardinall, Suffolke, Buckingham, Yorke, and Somerset. Let vs consult of proud Duke Humphries fall. In mine opinion it were good he dide, For safetie of our King and Common-wealth. ·dai115· _Suffolke._ And so thinke _I_ Madame, for as you know, If our King Henry had shooke hands with death, Duke Humphrey then would looke to be our King: And it may be by pollicie he workes, To bring to passe the thing which now we doubt, ·dai120· The Foxe barkes not when he would steale the Lambe, But if we take him ere he do the deed, We should not question if that he should liue. No. Let him die, in that he is a Foxe, [dai124] Least that in liuing he offend vs more. [dai125]